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 INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS OTHER THAN TREATIES [57 STAT. en este pais, quedando sujetos a llamamiento mediante sorteo. El no cumplimiento de esta obligaci6n trae aparejada la correspondiente sanci6n penal. Se espera que en breve plazo se podra informar a Vuestra Excelencia la designaci6n de las autoridades cubanas que habran de convenir con el Departamento de la Guerra y el Sistema de Servicio Selectivo los detalles del arreglo. Aprovecho esta oportunidad para reiterar a Vuestra Excelencia el testimonio de mi mas alta consideraci6n A F CONCHESO 17 A Su Excelencia Mr. CORDELL HULL, Secretario de Estado, Washington, D.C. [Translation] EMBASSY OF CUBA WASHINGTON, D.C. JANUARY 9, 1943. EXCELLENCY: I have the honor to refer to Your Excellency's note of November 6, 1942, relative to the conversations which have taken place between officials of the Embassy of Cuba and the Department of State with respect to the application of the Selective Service and Training Act of 1940 of the United States, as amended, to Cuban citizens residing in the United States. Your Excellency states that the said Act provides that, with certain exceptions, every male citizen of the United States and all other males who reside in the United States, between the ages of 18 and 65 years, must register, the Act further providing that, with certain exceptions, the registered individuals included within certain specified age limits are subject to rendering compulsory active military service in the armed forces of the United States. In this connection Your Excellency advises that the Government of the United States recognizes that, from the viewpoint of the morale of the individuals affected and of the military effort in general of the countries at war against the Axis powers, it would be desirable to permit certain nationals of co-belligerent countries who have regis- tered or may register under the Selective Service and Training Act of 1940, as amended, to enlist in the armed forces of their own country if they so desire, for which purpose Your Excellency's Government is disposed to initiate a procedure whereby Cubans who have regis- tered under the Selective Service and Training Act of 1940, as amended, and who have not declared their intention of adopting American citizenship, will be permitted to elect to serve in the armed forces of Cuba instead of rendering service in the armed forces of the United States, at any time prior to their entry into the armed forces

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